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Votes and
Proceedings
Of the Lower
House,
printed by
A. C. Green
Oct. 13
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Was sent to the Upper House by Mr. Beall and Mr. T. Wright.
They return and acquaint Mr. Speaker they delivered their Message.
ORDERED, That the Governor's Speech be read a Second Time;
and it was read accordingly.
ORDERED, That Mr. Chase, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Paca, Mr. J.
Hall, Mr. Lloyd, and Mr. Chamberlaine, do prepare and bring in an
Address to his Excellency in answer to his Speech.
Mr. Speaker lays before the House a Letter from the Honourable
Thomas Cushing, Esq; Speaker of the House of Representatives of
Massachusetts Bay, inclosing sundry Resolves entered into by that
House. Also a Letter from the Honourable Ebeneser Silliman, Esq;
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Colony of Con-
necticut, inclosing several Resolves entered into by that House.
ORDERED, That the said Letters and Resolves be read; and they
were read accordingly.
RESOLVED, That this House will take the same, together with
the Letters from the Colony of Virginia and Rhode Island, laid be-
fore this House, last Session, into Consideration To-morrow After-
noon. The House appoint Mr. Benjamin Ford, and Mr. John
Courts Jones Committee Clerks. ORDERED, That they be qualified.
The House adjourns till To-morrow Morning 9 o'Clock.
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Oct. 14
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THURSDAY, October 14, 1773.
THE House met. All Members present as on Yesterday. The
Proceedings of Yesterday read.
On Motion, ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
the Regulation of the Staple of Tobacco, and for preventing Frauds
in his Majesty's Customs, and that Mr. Turbutt Wright, Mr. Paca,
Mr. Chase, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Chamber-
laine, and Mr. J. Hall, do prepare and bring in the same.
On Motion, ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill for
the Regulation of Officers Fees; and that Mr. Paca, Mr. T. Wright,
Mr. Johnson, Mr. J. Hall, Mr. Beall, Mr. Tyler, Mr. Barnes, Mr.
White, Mr. Sim, Mr. Chamberlaine, and Mr. Chase, do prepare and
bring in the same.
On Motion, ORDERED, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
prevent the buying and selling of Offices, and that Mr. Chase, Mr.
Chamberlaine, and Mr. Johnson, do prepare and bring in the same.
The following Certificates, vis.
ANNE-ARUNDEL I HEREBY certify, that on the 13th Day of Octo-
County, ss. ber, 1773, came John Courts Jones before me
the Subscriber, one of the Justices of the Peace of the said County,
and took the several Oaths to the Government required by Law, sub-
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